to dust
- verb
- /dʌst/
- I need to dust the coffee table before our guests arrive.
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- It's like dusting off it is Sunday.
Examples
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I'll dust off the guns.
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Now, dust yourself off.
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Remember to dust it every day.
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And by the way, you better tell your maid to dust off that record.
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I'm just going to dust this space here.
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OK, so I'm just going to dust underneath the eye.
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I'm just going to dust the excess away.
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So I'm just going to dust away all this powder.
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Next I'm going to dust away this powder.
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Marquette begins to dust the tackle boxes with the sleeve of his flannel shirt.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
To remove dirt and stains
To clean a floor or surface by brushing away dirt with a broom
To clean a floor with a long handle and wet cloth
To remove dirt or mud from a surface
To remove something from a surface by moving a cloth over it, like tears or dirt
Remove things from a surface to make it empty or clean
Remove dust and crumbs by shaking something
To clean the floor by moving dust and dirt with a broom
To clean a carpet or floor with a vacuum cleaner
To clean a carpet or floor using a vacuum cleaner
To clean dust and dirt from something using quick movements
To remove dust from rugs by hitting or shaking them
Idioms
- Informal
To delay action or decisions until things become clearer
- Literature
Leave a place after a bad experience and not return
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A removable cover, often plastic or cloth, that protects machines like a printer from dust when not in use
Tiny particles that fall after a nuclear explosion or accident and give off harmful radiation
- Specialized
A machine that removes dust from the air in workshops and factories
A long loose piece of clothing you wear over other clothes to protect them from dust
How Clean
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dust (verb 'to clean') later came to mean the opposite action: to remove those small particles by wiping or brushing. That's why when you dust furniture you are taking the dust away.